-General, Mrs. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, on the topic, “Directions for Regulating and Developing the Thai Capital Market to Build Trust and Confidence and Promote National Sustainability.”Mr. Srettha

Bangkok, October 17, 2008 ? At their quarterly meeting held on October 16, 2008, the SEC and the Association of Securities Companies (ASCO) discussed the resiliency of securities surveillance system and financial status of securities firms to cope with market volatility resulting from ongoing global financial crisis. Additional measures for client asset protection were also considered.   SEC Secretary-General Thirachai Phuvanatnaranubala said: ?Securities firms? financial position is still robus...